Kudumban in India
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People Group Location: Omid. Other geography / data: GMI. Map Design: Joshua Project
Subgroups: 10
| Subgroup Name | Population ▼ | |
|---|---|---|
| Cholia | 2,100 | |
| Konga | 2,100 | |
| Vadai | 2,100 | |
| Anja | 1,700 | |
| Ajna | 400 | |
| Amma Ayya | 200 | |
| Kanattu | 200 | |
| Manga | 200 | |
| Nattu | 200 | |
| Tondaiman | 200 |
The Kudumban are a scheduled caste living in Tamil Nadu. They speak Tamil. Hinduism is their religion. They are not vegetarian and eat millet as a cereal.
The Kudumban prefer marriages between cousins. They work as agricultural laborers. Women help in social and religious matters as well.
The Kudumban believe in education but the literacy level is low, so the gospel will need to be given in oral form too. They use modern medicines and also family planning.
In addition to Tamil Nadu, the Kudumban live in Karnataka and in Kerala.
* Scripture Prayers for the Kudumban in India.
* Pray that God will give them dreams and visions leading them to Jesus Christ.
* Pray that Indian Christians will lead them to salvation.
* Pray that gospel recordings will lead them to Jesus Christ.
Singh, K. S., ed. "India's Communities A-Z", Oxford University Press, USA 1999
| Profile Source: Anonymous |
| People Name General | Kudumban |
| People Name in Country | Kudumban |
| World Population | 31,000 |
| Total Countries | 1 |
| Indigenous | Yes |
| Progress Scale | 2 ● |
| Unreached | No |
| Frontier People Group | No |
| GSEC | 1 (per PeopleGroups.org) |
| Pioneer Workers Needed | |
| Alternate Names | Devendra; Devendra Kulattan; Kadaiyan; Kaladi; Kodaiyan; Kulattan; Mambattikkaran; Manebattikkaran; Mannadi; Muppan; Pallan; Pallar; Pannadi; Pannaiyadi; Pattakkaran; कुदुँबन |
| People ID | 17310 |
| ROP3 Code | 112689 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
| People Group | Kudumban |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Affinity Bloc | South Asian Peoples |
| People Cluster | South Asia Dalit - other |
| People Group | Kudumban |
| Ethnic Code | CNN25 |
| Total Subgroups | 10 |
| Cholia 2,100 | |
| Konga 2,100 | |
| Vadai 2,100 | |
| Anja 1,700 | |
| Ajna 400 | |
| Amma Ayya 200 | |
| Kanattu 200 | |
| Manga 200 | |
| Nattu 200 | |
| Tondaiman 200 |
| Country | India | |||||||||||||||
| Region | Asia, South | |||||||||||||||
| Continent | Asia | |||||||||||||||
| 10/40 Window | Yes | |||||||||||||||
| National Bible Society | Website | |||||||||||||||
| Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) | |||||||||||||||
| Total States on file | 13 | |||||||||||||||
| Largest States |
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| Specialized Website | South Asia Peoples | |||||||||||||||
| Country | India |
| Region | Asia, South |
| Continent | Asia |
| 10/40 Window | Yes |
| National Bible Society | Website |
| Persecution Rank | 10 (Open Doors top 50 rank, 1 = highest persecution ranking) |
| Total States | 13 |
| Tamil Nadu 25,000 | |
| Kerala 2,700 | |
| Andhra Pradesh 1,400 | |
| Maharashtra 700 | |
| Puducherry 300 | |
| Delhi 300 | |
| Telangana 200 | |
| Karnataka 70 | |
| Andaman and Nicobar 70 | |
| Gujarat 50 | |
| Odisha 40 | |
| Madhya Pradesh 30 | |
| West Bengal 30 | |
| Website | South Asia Peoples |
| Primary Language | Tamil (29,000 speakers) | |||
| Language Code | tam Ethnologue Listing | |||
| Language Written | Yes ScriptSource Listing | |||
| Total Languages | 4 | |||
| Secondary Languages |
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| Primary Language | Tamil (29,000 speakers) |
| Language Code | tam Ethnologue Listing |
| Total Languages | 4 |
| Secondary Languages | |
| Malayalam 2,300 | |
| Tulu 10 | |
| Kannada 0 | |
| People Groups | Speaking Tamil |
Primary Language: Tamil
| Bible Translation ▲ | Status (Years) |
|---|---|
| Bible-Portions | Yes (1714-1956) |
| Bible-New Testament | Yes (1715-1998) |
| Bible-Complete | Yes (1727-2016) |
| Bible-NT Audio | Online |
| Bible-NT Text | Online |
| Possible Print Bibles | |
|---|---|
| Amazon | |
| Forum Bible Agencies | |
| National Bible Societies | |
| World Bible Finder | |
| World Bibles | |
| Resource Type ▲ | Resource Name |
|---|---|
| Audio Recordings | Audio Bible teaching (GRN) |
| Audio Recordings | Father's Love Letter |
| Audio Recordings | General Ministry Resources |
| Audio Recordings | Online New Testament (FCBH) |
| Audio Recordings | Online Scripture (Talking Bibles) |
| Audio Recordings | Oral Bible |
| Audio Recordings | Story of Jesus audio (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | Finding Peace |
| Film / Video | Following Jesus (India, JF Project) |
| Film / Video | General Ministry Resources |
| Film / Video | God's Story Video |
| Film / Video | Indigitube.tv Video / Animation |
| Film / Video | Jesus Film: view in Tamil |
| Film / Video | Magdalena (Jesus Film Project) |
| Film / Video | My Last Day (Jesus Film Project Anime) |
| Film / Video | Story of Jesus for Children (JF Project) |
| Film / Video | The Prophets' Story |
| General | Bible Visuals |
| General | Comprehensive list of Tamil Resources |
| General | God's Simple Plan |
| Primary Religion: | Hinduism |
| Major Religion ▲ | Percent * |
|---|---|
| Buddhism |
0.00 %
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| Christianity (Evangelical Unknown) |
6.28 %
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| Ethnic Religions |
0.00 %
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| Hinduism |
93.72 %
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| Islam |
0.00 %
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| Non-Religious |
0.00 %
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| Other / Small |
0.00 %
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| Unknown |
0.00 %
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* From latest India census data. Current Christian values may substantially differ. |
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